07 April, 2006

Dialup hell

I'm in Holland at my inlaws'. In general it's a great diversion but they've got dialup.

Need I say more?

I'm like one of those trapped coyotes-- I would probably gnaw off my own arm if it would free me from dialup hell.

Sometimes I forget what an addiction broadband is. The neighbors have a wireless connection and I catch myself sometimes staring forlornly at the icon and salivating...

Last night I was daydreaming about planting myself outside their livingroom window and waving 20 euros with a pleading gesture. They don't know me from Adam but I'm hoping they're compassionate people...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

So, what, you could be surfing on the neighbours' broadband but you choose to stick with dialup? Or you aren't wireless? My sympathies, anyway. I know broadband is an addiction and every now and then I go somewhere and deliberately avoid going online, just to be disconnected for a while!

Betsy said...

I could surf the neighbour's broadband if only I knew the security key... Since I've never shown much promise as a hacker I'm having to take the honest route.

I guess I should see it as a chance to wean myself. Next week I'll be in a hotel in Stuttgart with no connection whatsoever.

And I've already got the DT's...